Williams v. Melton

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

Melton and his wife filed separate tort actions against Williams, a physician, based on his alleged malpractice in treating Melton, including surgery, to alleviate urethral strictures. The defendant appeals from the denial of summary judgments on various counts of each petition. Held:

The record before this court in each of the present cases discloses that whether the defendant was negligent ,or acted in an ordinarily skilful manner as a physician in diagnosing the condition of the plaintiff husband, or in advising the husband of the risks involved in treatment and…